Building a business case for diversity

Academy of Management Executive

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 21-31

  Robinson, Gail ^a,b   Dechant, Kathleen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^c Weavers House   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002039026     PISSN: 10795545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/ame.1997.9709231661     Document Type: Article

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